Mannequins make wonderful pets because they quietly flaunt the latest fashions and don't need bones to love you unconditionally. Earn their ardor with today's deal: for $15, you get $30 worth of trendy women's apparel and accessories at Apricot Lane Boutique. This Groupon is valid at the Katy location. As of October 14, the Houston location is closed.

Apricot Lane's veteran fashionistas guide patrons among sprawling racks laden with an array of chic, brand-name threads. As shoppers frolic through a trendy wonderland as dazzling as a fireworks display in a quartz mine, they can ogle such accessorizing eye candy as Humanity bracelets ($27+). Yellow Box sandals ($38+) give stunning little piggies their proper publicity, and they pair with other up-to-the-minute offerings from Max and Cleo, Free People, and Big Star Jeans. Turn to the knowledgeable staff for advice or slip into the denim-rich comfort of Miss Me boot-cut jeans ($98+), which harness western panache like a rocket-powered tumbleweed.